Robin And Other Birds On Spring Sunday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short early Spring 4K Sunday wildlife nature camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a Robin Bird and other birds spotted eating on a morning visit and trip to my cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. With its bright red breast ithe Robin bird is a familiar visitor to my Scottish garden. One of the biggest Winter threats to birds is a lack of food availability, particularly when the weather is cold. Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March 2022, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Clock Tower Of St Salvator's College Chapel on History Visit To St Andrews Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland early Spring 4K travel video of the Clock Tower of St Salvator's College Chapel on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to St Andrews, North East Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The University of St Andrews is the oldest university in Scotland and was founded between 1410 and 1413. The Chapel of St Salvator has had a long and varied history, serving both as the college chapel and collegiate church for the wider community. As such its has also witnessed the violent history of religion that has been a sad feature of St Andrews past. There has been an important church in St Andrews since before the 8th century, and a bishopric since at least the 11th century. It became the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland, a position which was held until the Scottish Reformation. The Reformation split the Church into Catholic and Protestant factions. Faced with the growing protestant threat Cardinal Beaton, Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish Cardinal prior to the Reformation, instigated an inquisition-style regime against Protestant "heresy" at St Andrews; the centre of the Scottish Church. It was during this period that in 1528, Patrick Hamilton, born 1504, died 29 February 1528, became Scotland's first Protestant martyr. He was a Scottish churchman and an early Protestant Reformer in Scotland. It was beneath the bell tower of St Salvator's Chapel that Patrick Hamilton met his gruesome end. Hamilton was burnt at the stake. He was bound to the stake and a trail of gunpowder laid to light the fire. But the wood was damp and it failed to ignite and it took a considerable time to get the fire to burn. Patrick Hamilton was initially badly scorched but not killed and his death did not come quickly. The fire burnt slowly from noon to 6 PM and over that time a monk, Alexander Campbell, took the opportunity to verbally condemn him. It is said that as he died the image of his face was burned into St Salvator's Tower. The monk who condemned him as he died was said to have met his own death shortly afterwards. Many believe that the lone figure of a ghost that has been seen wandering through Blackfriars Chapel in the centre of St Andrews is that of the ghost of Friar Campbell. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Interior Episcopal Church With Music On History Visit To St Andrews Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish music, of a walk around the interior of the Episcopal Church on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to St Andrews on visit to Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. For 150 years after the disestablishment of the Episcopal church in the reign of William and Mary, there was no church building in St Andrews. The various meeting places used by the congregation included a private house called Priorsgate on South Street, and an outhouse on Westburn Lane. The restrictions on the Episcopal church were relaxed after the death of Prince Charles Edward Stuart in 1788. In 1824 the foundation stone was laid of an Episcopal chapel on North Street, and this building was consecrated in 1825 and dedicated to St Andrew. By 1860 this building, with a maximum capacity of 220, was outgrown. The chapel was sold to the Free Church congregation in Buckhaven. The building was dismantled, the stones transported by sea to Buckhaven and rebuilt there. The history of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba, is traced by the church to ancient times. The Church today is a Christian denomination in Scotland and a member of the Anglican Communion. It has enjoyed a distinct identity and is neither Roman nor English. It is therefore not a Daughter Church in the Anglican communion. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Small Birds On Early Spring Saturday Visit To My Cottage Garden Scone Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K early Spring Saturday wildlife nature camera travel video of the sight and sounds of a variety of birds spotted eating on a busy afternoon visit and trip to my Scottish cottage garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Birds are a very cautious species, as a prey animal they are vulnerable to potential attack and are always on the lookout. Providing a safe place for birds to feed will help attract more birds and a wider variety of species to your garden. Don’t be surprised if birds scope out your new bird feeder for a few days when it is first added to the garden, before deciding to feed. This is natural behaviour which protects birds from potential danger, be patient with the wild birds and give them time and space to find the source of food you have provided. Birds use their sight to find their meals, make sure that your bird feeder can be seen by the local birds in your garden by placing it in a prominent position. However, it’s also important to locate your bird feeder near a small tree or bush so that birds feel safe and have a quick escape route. Sprinkling seeds on top or near to your bird feeder may increase the chances of birds noticing the food available, we suggest scattering food around your feeder when it is first placed in your garden or outdoor space. Food sources for wild birds change depending on the time of year and weather, when natural food sources are low birds are more likely to visit your bird feeder. Most birds don’t need help finding food in the summer months but will rely on additional food sources during extreme temperatures and when they are migrating. Late winter and early spring are also key times of the year to provide wild birds with supplemented food from bird feeders, natural seed sources are depleted at this time of year, so birds are more likely to visit bird feeders. Whether you live in town or country, you can help to look after garden birds by providing food for them. Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Old Photographs Berriedale Caithness Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Berriedale, Scottish Gaelic: Bearghdal, a small estate village on the northern east coast of Caithness. It is located on the A9 road between Helmsdale and Lybster, close to the boundary between Caithness and Sutherland. It is sheltered from the North Sea. The village has a parish church in the Church of Scotland. Just south of the village of Berriedale, on the way to the north, the A9 road passes the Berriedale Braes, a steep drop in the landscape, Brae is a Scots word for hillside. The impracticality, and cost, of bridging the Berriedale Braes prevented the building of the Inverness to Wick Far North Line along the east coast of Caithness; instead the railway runs inland through the Flow Country. Berriedale is located at the end of the eighth stage of the coastal John o' Groats Walking Trail. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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